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Employer firms in Fergus County

Employer firms in Fergus County was 377 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count377
Change on 2022+2.2%
Rank14th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high4012009
Series low3231982

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Employer firms in Fergus County, 1978 to 2023

32034036038040042019781985199219992006201320231978: 327 count1979: 334 count1980: 335 count1981: 341 count1982: 323 count1983: 343 count1984: 348 count1985: 337 count1986: 340 count1987: 333 count1988: 352 count1989: 342 count1990: 340 count1991: 347 count1992: 339 count1993: 336 count1994: 335 count1995: 338 count1996: 349 count1997: 355 count1998: 353 count1999: 349 count2000: 358 count2001: 360 count2002: 367 count2003: 369 count2004: 367 count2005: 366 count2006: 366 count2007: 374 count2008: 392 count2009: 401 count2010: 378 count2011: 369 count2012: 369 count2013: 368 count2014: 374 count2015: 373 count2016: 379 count2017: 380 count2018: 372 count2019: 369 count2020: 363 count2021: 362 count2022: 369 count2023: 377 count32034036038040042019781994201020231978: 327 count1979: 334 count1980: 335 count1981: 341 count1982: 323 count1983: 343 count1984: 348 count1985: 337 count1986: 340 count1987: 333 count1988: 352 count1989: 342 count1990: 340 count1991: 347 count1992: 339 count1993: 336 count1994: 335 count1995: 338 count1996: 349 count1997: 355 count1998: 353 count1999: 349 count2000: 358 count2001: 360 count2002: 367 count2003: 369 count2004: 367 count2005: 366 count2006: 366 count2007: 374 count2008: 392 count2009: 401 count2010: 378 count2011: 369 count2012: 369 count2013: 368 count2014: 374 count2015: 373 count2016: 379 count2017: 380 count2018: 372 count2019: 369 count2020: 363 count2021: 362 count2022: 369 count2023: 377 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023377
2022369
2021362
2020363
2019369
2018372
2017380
2016379
2015373
2014374
2013368
2012369
2011369
2010378
2009401
2008392
2007374
2006366
2005366
2004367
2003369
2002367
2001360
2000358
1999349
1998353
1997355
1996349
1995338
1994335
1993336
1992339
1991347
1990340
1989342
1988352
1987333
1986340
1985337
1984348
1983343
1982323
1981341
1980335
1979334
1978327

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Fergus County377
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Fergus County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Fergus County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Fergus County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Fergus County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/fergus-county-montana. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Fergus County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/fergus-county-montana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Fergus County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/fergus-county-montana (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Fergus County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/fergus-county-montana. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Fergus County?

Employer firms in Fergus County was 377 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Fergus County?

401 in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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